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<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/steve_jobs_silhouette_620px.png" alt="Steve Jobs silhouette" width="620" height="300" /></p><p>The seemingly troubled Steve Jobs biopic now being produced at Universal Pictures apparently wasn't always so complicated, as newly leaked emails from the Sony hack reveal in our Friday Morning Report. We've also got details on a new Adobe pickup, and the addition of PayPal to Apple's Online Store.</p><h3>Sony Hack Highlights Better Days on Steve Jobs Biopic</h3><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/11/7376435/this-is-how-excited-david-fincher-was-about-the-steve-jobs-movie" target="_blank">The Verge reported yesterday</a> that Sony's massive security breach has turned up&nbsp; treasure trove of information about the studio's Steve Jobs biopic, which has since wound up in the hands of Universal Pictures. During its tenure with Sony, the studio wooed director David Fincher, who screenwriter Aaron Sorkin had worked so successfully with on the Facebook saga The Social Network — and earlier this year, the filmmaker had nothing but praise for the project.<br /><br />"Is great. It's a play, but a really quicksilver, cinematic one," Fincher wrote in a February 23 email to studio head Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin. "I would think you would want to cast and rehearse very carefully (couple months). Shoot very quickly. (4 or 5 weeks — 8 days per ACT??) The venues would be easy (we could probably find them all in town). Editing is where we would spend time. Can SONY market a ONE MAN SHOW(?)"<br /><br />Sorkin, who adapted the screenplay from the Walter Isaacson biography, previously divulged that the film would take place across three major scenes, each marking a major product launch (presumably Mac, iPod, and iPhone?). A March email references only four actual shooting locations: "Two auditoriums, a restaurant and a garage," with a later missive specifically mentioning Symphony Hall in San Francisco, where Steve Jobs famously unveiled the NeXT after being banished from Apple.<br /><br />Jobs' official biographer also weighed in on the completed screenplay earlier this year, telling producer Rudin the script was "totally awesome...I have a tear in my eye having just finished. I was deeply moved by the narrative arc and by the beautiful end. I loved the line, ‘No way she’s not my kid,’" Isaacson wrote, apparently in reference to Job's daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs.</p><h3>US, UK Apple Online Stores Now Accepting PayPal Payments</h3><p>Here's one of those obvious decisions that for whatever reason wasn't made until now: Apple's <a href="http://store.apple.com/us" target="_blank">online stores in the United States </a>and United Kingdom are now accepting eBay-owned PayPal as a payment option. The move makes complete sense given that PayPal can be used to pay for iTunes and App Store content, and Apple.com has also offered the PayPal Credit (formerly Bill Me Later) financing option for quite some time, which allows shoppers the option of interest-free payments spread out over as long as 18 months, depending upon the amount purchased.</p><h3>Adobe Acquires Stock Photo Marketplace Fotolia</h3><p><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20141211006335/en/Adobe-Acquire-Fotolia-Adds-Stock-Content-Marketplace#.VIoI3CPF-rp" target="_blank">Adobe announced Thursday</a> a deal to acquire Fotolia, described in a press release as "a leading marketplace for royalty-free photos, images, graphics, and HD video." The approximately $800 million cash acquisition is intended to bulk up the content offerings for Adobe Creative Cloud, whose more than 3.4 million current members will soon be able to "access and purchase over 34 million images and videos" from the online marketplace.<br /><br />In a separate blog post yesterday, <a href="http://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/an-early-holiday-surprise-new-collaboration-with-creative-cloud-libraries/" target="_blank">Adobe also announced</a> an update to the Creative Cloud Libraries launched at the Adobe MAX conference in early October. The feature has now gained new collaboration and management capabilities, allowing users to share assets and content libraries with colleagues in just a few clicks. The update is available immediately from the Creative Cloud Desktop software.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="https://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p><em>(Image courtesy of Mashable.com)</em></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/morning_report_applecom_paypal_more_jobs_biopic_adobe_acquires_fotolia#commentsNewsAaron SorkinAdobeApple Online Storedavid fincherFotoliaMorning ReportPayPalSonySteve Jobsstock photosWalter IsaacsoniPadiPhoneiPodMacFri, 12 Dec 2014 13:25:26 +0000J.R. Bookwalter21069 at http://www.maclife.comMorning Report: Cheaper Beats Music, iPhone 6 Plus Shipments Rise, Who Plays Jobs?http://www.maclife.com/article/news/morning_report_cheaper_beats_music_iphone_6_plus_shipments_rise_who_plays_jobs
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/beats_music_no_ads_620px.png" alt="Beats Music" width="620" height="300" /></p><p>Judging from our Friday Morning Report, an awful lot of folks must be choosing the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus over the smaller 4.7-inch iPhone 6, at least according to shipments leaving manufacturer Foxconn lately. We've also got the scoop on potentially cheaper Beats Music subscriptions, plus details on why Leonardo DiCaprio won't be playing Steve Jobs after all. Kick off the weekend on a good note by reading on!</p><h3>Apple Lobbies Labels for Cheaper Beats Music Subscriptions</h3><p>Is $10 per month too much to pay for an unlimited buffet of streaming music? <a href="http://recode.net/2014/10/02/apple-asks-the-music-labels-for-a-price-cut-on-streaming-subscriptions/" target="_blank">According to Re/code</a>, Apple seems to thinks so, and is reportedly in early discussions with major music labels to reduce the monthly fee users pay for Beats Music. The price cut is reportedly just one of the ways Apple hopes to revamp Beats Music next year, following rumors last month that Cupertino may shutter the service entirely. (Apple denied that was the case.)<br /><br />Apple may have an uphill struggle ahead: By all accounts, sales of downloaded music have waned, with streaming services such as Spotify, Rdio, and Beats Music left to fill the gap — although others seem to believe the rise of such offerings could be responsible for the fall of purchased downloads in the first place.<br /><br />Would a cheaper Beats Music subscription equate to more paying customers and happier music labels? Time will tell, but the report notes as few as 25 percent of Spotify customers actually pay for a $9.99 per month Premium subscription, with the remainder freeloading off the service's free offerings.</p><h3>iPhone 6 Plus Could Account for 60 Percent of Shipments</h3><p><a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20141003PD203.html" target="_blank">DigiTimes today reported</a> that the iPhone 6 Plus may be a lot more popular than everyone thinks, with "industry sources" claiming the 5.5-inch handset now accounts for 60 percent of total shipments from the iPhone 6 category. That breakdown is based upon recent shipments from Foxconn Electronics, the manufacturer exclusively tasked with the assembling the larger of the two smartphones.<br /><br />According to sources, higher-than-expected sales of the iPhone 6 Plus could wind up taking a bite out of Apple's iPad mini sales, presumably for consumers who figure such a large handset is capable of serving both tasks.</p><h3>Leonardo DiCaprio Bows Out of Steve Jobs Biopic</h3><p><a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/leonardo-dicaprio-exits-steve-jobs-737570" target="_blank"><em>The Hollywood Reporter</em> nabbed an exclusive Thursday</a> with word that actor Leonardo DiCaprio will not be playing Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic based on Walter Isaacson's official biography of the Apple co-founder. The actor apparently departed the feature film all on his own, and plans to "take a lengthy break from acting" after the completion of his latest endeavor, <em>The Revenant</em>.<br /><br />The project, adapted by <em>The Social Network</em> screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle, is now in search of a new lead to portray the charismatic CEO, with Sony apparently considering a diverse bunch including Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Bradley Cooper.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="https://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/morning_report_cheaper_beats_music_iphone_6_plus_shipments_rise_who_plays_jobs#commentsNewsApple Inc.apple rumorsBeats Musiciphone 6iPhone 6 PlusLeonardo DiCaprioMorning ReportSteve JobsWalter IsaacsoniPhoneFri, 03 Oct 2014 12:09:27 +0000J.R. Bookwalter20724 at http://www.maclife.comSteve Jobs Biographer: Apple Better at 'Execution' Than Google, Not Innovationhttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/steve_jobs_biographer_apple_better_execution_google_not_innovation
<!--paging_filter--><p>Remember Walter Isaacson, the guy who wrote that <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648545/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;sr=&amp;qid=" target="_blank">bestselling biography </a>of Steve Jobs that seemed to be everywhere in the winter of 2011-2012? Isaacson once again found himself in the spotlight earlier this month when he argued in <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/101337885" target="_blank">an interview with CNBC</a> that the "greatest innovation today" was coming from Google's offices, not Apple's. It sparked such a harsh response that Isaacson held another i<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/video/execution-is-what-really-matters-isaacson-UmgQHjcxQe6f0o3xKnxWmA.html" target="_blank">nterview with Bloomberg </a>this morning in which he argued that Apple is still better at turning their ideas into reality.</p><p>In his words, "I will say one thing about the comment I made about Google being the most innovative. Innovation is great, but it ain't everything. It's not the whole equation. Execution is what really matters. Apple is the best at execution." Isaacson then went on to discuss his impressions of Apple's handling of the iPhone 5c.</p><p><object style="overflow:hidden;" width="620" height="410" data="http://www.bloomberg.com/video/embed/oM63fX7PS8S5KSFpiQM5lg?height=410&amp;width=620"></object></p><p>"I don't think Apple will ever be great at doing low end," Isaacson said. "It really makes insanely great products, to use the phrase Steve [Jobs] used 30 years ago when he launched the Mac. "You've heard Tim Cook hint about that; whether it's television or a wearable watch, I don't think Apple's going to do well trying to be in the commodity low-end race with Samsung and others."</p><p>Still, in the same discussion, Isaacson hinted that Apple needs innovation on its side. "What I think is going to have to happen is that [Apple is] going to have to figure out a whole new set of disruptive products." As Isaacson suggested, that could be the so-called <a href="http://www.maclife.com/article/news/report_iwatch_development_strains_under_demands_battery_life_and_manufacturing" target="_blank">iWatch</a>, or it could be the rollout of a variation of <a href="http://www.maclife.com/article/news/apple_tv_may_support_games_and_bluetooth_gamepads_march" target="_blank">Apple TV that runs games</a>, thus making the current gaming console market more challenging than it already is.</p><p><em>Follow this article's writer,<a href="https://twitter.com/LeifJohnson" target="_blank">&nbsp;Leif Johnson</a>, on Twitter.</em></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/steve_jobs_biographer_apple_better_execution_google_not_innovation#commentsNewsapplebiographyexecutioninnovationSteve JobsWalter IsaacsonSat, 01 Feb 2014 00:44:26 +0000Leif Johnson19213 at http://www.maclife.comIt’s Official: Aaron Sorkin Writing Steve Jobs Biopic Adaptation for Sonyhttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/it%E2%80%99s_official_aaron_sorkin_writing_steve_jobs_biopic_adaptation_sony
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/steve_jobs_1955-2011_200px.png" alt="Steve Jobs" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />Chalk one up for the rumor mill once again! It appears <em>West Wing</em> creator Aaron Sorkin will indeed be writing the screenplay for Sony’s official adaptation of Steve Jobs' biography after all.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118054084" target="_blank">Variety is reporting</a> that Sony Pictures has confirmed the hiring of Aaron Sorkin to adapt the bestselling biography <em>Steve Jobs</em> into a major motion picture. While Sorkin may be better known to television viewers as the creator of <em>The West Wing</em>, more recently he wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for <em>The Social Network</em>, a dramatic interpretation of how Facebook’s meteoric rise based on the book <em>The Accidental Billionaires</em>.<br /><br />Unlike the independent feature starring Ashton Kutcher currently before the cameras, Sony’s biopic comes with the blessing of official Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson, whose bestselling book Sorkin will adapt for the big screen.<br /><br />"Steve Jobs' story is unique: He was one of the most revolutionary and influential men not just of our time, but of all time," said Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. "There is no writer working in Hollywood today who is more capable of capturing such an extraordinary life for the screen than Aaron Sorkin; in his hands, we're confident that the film will be everything that Jobs himself was: captivating, entertaining, and polarizing."<br /><br />As if Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs weren’t enough for Sorkin, the screenwriter is also hard at work adapting Andrew Young’s bestselling book <em>The Politician</em>, which chronicles the rise and fall of Senator John Edwards, which he will also direct.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author,<a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank"> J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/it%E2%80%99s_official_aaron_sorkin_writing_steve_jobs_biopic_adaptation_sony#commentsNewsAaron SorkinadaptationFacebookmoviesOscarsSony PicturesSteve JobsThe Social NetworkWalter IsaacsonWed, 16 May 2012 12:57:52 +0000J.R. Bookwalter14075 at http://www.maclife.comSteve Jobs Biographer Says Rage Against Android Was Realhttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/steve_jobs_biographer_says_rage_against_android_was_real
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/android_eating_apple_200px.jpg" alt="Android eating Apple" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />Earlier this week, an interview with Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page claimed that Steve Jobs really didn’t hate Android as documented in his official biography. Now, the man who literally wrote the book on Jobs is setting the record straight, saying it was definitely not “for show.”<br /><br />Among a number of revelations in Walter Isaacson’s official biography on Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs was the former CEO’s intense hatred of Google’s open-source Android, which Jobs felt was a “stolen product” that was willing to wage “thermonuclear war” against in court in an effort to destroy it. Curiously, that isn’t quite the way one of Google’s co-founders see it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-04/googles-page-apples-android-pique-for-show" target="_blank">As reported earlier this week by Bloomberg Businessweek</a>, Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page claims Jobs was just putting on a show for his compatriots at Apple, suggesting he didn’t actually hate that cute little green robot.<br /><br />“I think the Android differences were actually for show. I had a relationship with Steve. I wouldn’t say I spent a lot of time with him over the years, but I saw him periodically,” Page explained. “I think [the fury around Android] served their interests. For a lot of companies, it’s useful for them to feel like they have an obvious competitor and to rally around that.”<br /><br />However, <a href="http://www.macworld.co.uk/apple-business/news/?newsid=3349384" target="_blank">official Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson is now going on the record with Macworld UK</a>, claiming the late CEO’s rage was all too real, and sent Jobs back to a very dark place in the 1980’s when Microsoft debuted their copycat Windows product.<br /><br />“It's almost copied verbatim by Android,” Isaacson says of Apple’s iOS. “And then they licence it around promiscuously. And then Android starts surpassing Apple in market share, and this totally infuriated him. It wasn't a matter of money. He said: 'You can't pay me off, I'm here to destroy you'.”<br /><br />Unfortunately for Jobs, Isaacson feels that his successor will take another course of action. “Tim Cook will settle that lawsuit,” the author concludes.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/steve_jobs_biographer_says_rage_against_android_was_real#commentsNewsandroidApple vs. GoogleLarry PageSteve Jobssteve jobs biographyTim CookWalter IsaacsonwindowsiPadiPhoneiPodFri, 06 Apr 2012 11:54:35 +0000J.R. Bookwalter13756 at http://www.maclife.comSorry, Noah Wyle -- Ashton Kutcher Next in Line to Play Steve Jobshttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/sorry_noah_wyle_ashton_kutcher_next_line_play_steve_jobs
<!--paging_filter--><p><em><img src="/files/u220903/ashton_kutcher_200px.png" alt="Ashton Kutcher" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />ER</em> star Noah Wyle was the first actor to portray Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on film in the 1999 TV movie <em>The Pirates of Silicon Valley</em>, but he definitely won’t be the last. Ashton Kutcher is going from replacing Charlie Sheen to stepping into the late CEO’s shoes for a new film called Jobs.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118052143/" target="_blank"><em>Variety</em> is reporting</a> that <em>Two and a Half Men</em> star Ashton Kutcher has been confirmed as the next actor to portray Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on the silver screen in an independent production called <em>Jobs</em>, directed by Joshua Michael Stern of <em>Swing Vote</em> fame from a screenplay by Matt Whiteley.<br /><br />“The film will chronicle Steve Jobs from wayward hippie to co-founder of Apple, where he became one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of our time,” <em>Variety</em> reveals, with the film slated to roll next month while Kutcher is on hiatus from his CBS series.<br /><br />The news broke on Sunday, which just so happened to be April 1st -- better known to pranksters as April Fool’s Day -- but the casting news is quite real, <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/two-and-half-men-ashton-kutcher-steve-jobs-biopic-306666" target="_blank">having been confirmed a second time by <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em></a>.<br /><br />If the choice of former <em>That ‘70s Show</em> doofus Kutcher doesn’t tickle your fancy, keep in mind that this is not the Sony Pictures film based on Walter Isaacson’s bestselling book -- that’s still in development while this independent production tries to steal some of it thunder by presumably hitting theatres first.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a><br /><br />(Image courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter)</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/sorry_noah_wyle_ashton_kutcher_next_line_play_steve_jobs#commentsNewsbiographyHollywoodmoviesNoah WyleSteve Jobssteve jobs biographyThe Hollywood ReporterVarietyWalter IsaacsonMon, 02 Apr 2012 12:44:24 +0000J.R. Bookwalter13704 at http://www.maclife.comThe Week's 10 Hottest Apple News Stories, January 6http://www.maclife.com/article/gallery/weeks_10_hottest_apple_news_stories_january_6
<!--paging_filter-->http://www.maclife.com/article/gallery/weeks_10_hottest_apple_news_stories_january_6#commentsGalleryApple Media EventApple TVblackberry playbookChinahackersHPhp touchpadios gamesiPadiTunesiTunes MatchrimSteve JobsSteve Jobs Action figuretop tenWalter IsaacsonwebOSiPadiPhoneiPodMacHow-TosGamesSat, 07 Jan 2012 01:30:00 +0000J Keirn-Swanson13058 at http://www.maclife.comFriday Recap: iPhone 4S International, Seven-Inch iPad, Siri Best Buy, iStopMotionhttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/friday_recap_iphone_4s_international_seveninch_ipad_siri_best_buy_istopmotion
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/istopmotion_for_ipad_200px.png" alt="iStopMotion for iPad" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />One more week to go! By this time next Friday, we’ll all be waiting anxiously for the fat man in the red suit to sprint down our chimneys and leave some (hopefully Mac-related) goodies under the tree. In the meantime, the tech news is showing no signs of letting up, with plenty of rumors and product news to keep you busy on this fabulous Friday, December 16, 2011.</p><h3>iPhone 4S Now Available in Brazil, Taiwan, Russia</h3><p><a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/12/16/apple_launches_iphone_4s_in_brazil_taiwan_russia_and_more.html" target="_blank">AppleInsider is reporting</a> that more than 20 new countries can now grab their very own iPhone 4S today, thanks to the latest roll-out which caps off a banner year for Cupertino. The list of countries includes Bahrain, Chile, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam as well as Russia, Brazil and Taiwan, as rumored earlier this month. As promised back at the October introduction of the handset, the iPhone 4S rollout is Apple’s most aggressive to date, although one key territory is still waiting: China. That may soon change, as the device was approved for sale there last week and is expected to debut on the mainland by the end of this month.</p><h3>Steve Jobs Biography “Could Expand”</h3><p><a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/12/15/isaacson-jobs-biography-could-expand/" target="_blank">Fortune is reporting</a> that the 630 page official biography of Steve Jobs could wind up being just a bit longer, according to author Walter Isaacson. The writer spoke this week at a Commonwealth Club of California event moderated by <em>Fortune</em> senior editor Adam Lashinsky, and one of the tidbits discussed involved “an addendum that addresses the period surrounding Jobs’ death.” Isaacson refers to the biography as a “first or second draft,” claiming “it’s not the final draft.” Sounds good to us -- we enjoyed the book but were left wanting more after finishing it, so bring it on!</p><h3>Rumor: Seven-Inch iPad Coming in 2012</h3><p>Who can forget then Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously dismissing seven-inch tablets during a conference call with investors? As Amazon’s Kindle Fire appears to be burning up the sales charts with the same form factor, <a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111215PD209.html" target="_blank">Digitimes is reporting</a> that Apple may be planning a 7.85-inch iPad to debut in the fourth quarter of next year, separate from the iPad 3 that’s likely to debut within the next three or four months. “In addition to purchasing 7.85-inch panels from LG Display, Apple will also buy panels from AU Optronics (AUO),” Digitimes sources reveal, “adding that makers in the supply chain are likely to begin production of the 7.85-inch models at the end of the second quarter of 2012.” We’ve heard this one before and Apple continues to deny it, but we think it will happen sooner than later...</p><h3>Siri Now Helps with Best Buy Shopping</h3><p>iPhone 4S users are enjoying Siri, their new personal assistant, but the more you use it, the more you wish it could do for you -- shopping at Best Buy, for example. Well, buckle up, because <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2011/12/16/siri-now-lets-you-access-the-entire-best-buy-product-catalog/" target="_blank">9to5Mac is reporting</a> that this dream has come (partially) true. <a href="http://www.razorianfly.com/2011/12/16/siri-can-now-help-you-shop-at-best-buy/" target="_blank">According to RaziorianFly</a>, <a href="http://blog.wolframalpha.com/2011/12/15/shopping-goes-geek-with-wolframalpha/" target="_blank">Wolfram Research announced Thursday</a> that the company’s Wolfram Alpha database can now tap into Best Buy’s public API -- and since Siri can tap into Wolfram, iPhone 4S users can now answer product-related queries by pulling the answer from said database, which contains “more than 35,000 appliances and consumer electronics products sold by Best Buy.” We’re living in the future, folks.</p><h3>Boinx Introduces iStopMotion for iPad</h3><p>German developer <a href="http://boinx.com/istopmotion/ipad/" target="_blank">Boinx Software has introduced an iPad edition of their popular iStopMotion</a>, which allows iPad 2 owners to create stop motion animation movies of anything they want. The company promises that it’s “so easy to use, your kids will master it before you do.” iStopMotion for iPad uses a camera overlay for “visually orchestrating one exciting frame to the next, instant playback for instant smiles, a beautiful timeline and export options that make sharing movie masterpieces with friends and family simple.” Best of all, the app arrives with a wallet-friendly price tag: Only $4.99 for a limited time! <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=ApuPaiKIpxg&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fistopmotion-for-ipad%252Fid484019696%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30&quot; target=&quot;itunes_store&quot;&gt;iStopMotion for iPad" target="_blank">iStopMotion for iPad</a> is compatible with all iPad 2 models running iOS 5 or later.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/friday_recap_iphone_4s_international_seveninch_ipad_siri_best_buy_istopmotion#commentsNews7-inch iPadbest buyBoinx Softwaredaily recapFortuneiphone 4s launchSiriSteve JobsWalter IsaacsoniPadiPhoneFri, 16 Dec 2011 23:05:01 +0000J.R. Bookwalter12945 at http://www.maclife.comTuesday Recap: Jobs Bio Tops Amazon, BBC iPlayer Incoming, Price Check Promohttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/tuesday_recap_jobs_bio_tops_amazon_bbc_iplayer_incoming_price_check_promo
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/amazon_price_check_promotion_200px.jpg" alt="Amazon Price Check promotion" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />It seems like the lazy part of December is upon us: The frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday is behind us and the last-minute mad rush for holiday gifts is still a week or two away. So what’s a MacLife.com reader to do? Why not take a bite out of some tasty tech news from around the internet while you wait -- here’s the latest and greatest for Tuesday, December 6, 2011.</p><h3>Steve Jobs Bio Tops Amazon’s 2011 Best Seller List</h3><p>Not much of a surprise, but Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2011/books/" target="_blank">landed in the top spot on Amazon.com’s best seller list for 2011</a> after debuting at number 13. The official bio has only been available since late October, jumping into the number two position less than a month ago. Needless to say, the bio will soon take the leap to the big screen after the rights were acquired by Sony Pictures, with The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin “strongly considering” the role of screenwriter on what’s sure to be an epic feature film adaptation.</p><h3>BBC iPlayer App Arriving on iPhone This Week</h3><p>If you’re a fan of British television, you’ve no doubt been on pins and needles waiting for BBC Worldwide’s global iPlayer app to wash ashore here in the colonies. Just last week the app launched in Canada after a pilot launch in Australia and Scandinavia, and <a href="http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/12/06/the-bbcs-global-iplayer-expands-to-iphone-and-ipod-touch/" target="_blank">now The Next Web is reporting</a> the subscription-based app will be arriving in the U.S. this week: Thursday, December 8 to be exact, not to mention expanding into other countries like Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland as well. Oddly, BBC iPlayer will only initially be available for the iPhone and iPod touch -- there’s no word on when a super-sized version for the iPad will follow, but at this point we’ll take what we can get.</p><h3>EU Regulators Investigating E-Book Publishers</h3><p>In other global news, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-06/eu-said-to-start-antitrust-review-into-e-book-pricing-sales-restrictions.html" target="_blank">Bloomberg is reporting</a> that Apple and five e-book publishers are now under scrutiny in the European Union “over deals that may restrict sales across the region.” EU antitrust regulators are up in arms over Cupertino’s deals with Hatchette, Harper Collins, Simon &amp; Schuster, Penguin and Macmillan, and the scrutiny also extends to traditional brick and mortar retailers as well. The EU wants to fight “artificial restrictions imposed by some companies to cross-border trade,” and the probe announced today “will in particular investigate whether these publishing groups and Apple have engaged in illegal agreements or practices that would have the object or the effect of restricting competition.” The parties in question are cooperating with the investigation, so we’ll see where this one goes...</p><h3>How Does May Sound for New MacBook Air, Pro Models?</h3><p><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2011/12/06/ivy-bridge-mobile-cpus-for-next-macbook-air-and-pro-models-due-around-may/" target="_blank">MacRumors is reporting</a> that new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models look likely for May, 2012 thanks to a roadmap leaked from Intel outlining the company’s next-generation mobile processors, dubbed “Ivy Bridge.” According to VR-Zone, Ivy Bridge will allow Apple to introduce quad-core processors to the 13-inch MacBook Pro, while bringing “significantly faster graphics and new OpenCL capabilities to the MacBook Air.” Of course, as MacRumors notes, a lot of what Apple will do is dependent upon the direction the company decides to take its MacBook Pro line, which is rumored to get a complete revamp early next year. In any event, if you can survive with your current rig for a few more months, it might just be worth waiting until May to see what shakes out.</p><h3>PSA: Amazon Wants to Pay You for Using Price Check App</h3><p>Amazon is ready to open up an old-fashioned can of whoop-ass on brick and mortar retailers this holiday season -- at least for those of us using the company’s Price Check app on iOS or Android. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000749751&amp;tag=gmgamzn-20" target="_blank">This Saturday, December 10, Amazon is giving Price Check users a five percent discount</a> (up to $5 per item) on “select items in electronics, toys, sports, music and DVD just by checking a price.” Better yet, you can redeem the offer three times for a maximum savings of $15. The promotion kicks off at 9pm PST on Saturday and ends at 11:59pm PST on December 10. What’s the catch? There isn’t one, but Amazon is hoping you’ll share with them the in-store advertised price of a qualifying product, which in turns helps them maintain the lowest prices. The only real downside is that you’ll have to get off your couch and actually go into a retail store to get the savings, but we’re betting more than a few of you will be all too happy to take Amazon up on some free cash for the holidays.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/tuesday_recap_jobs_bio_tops_amazon_bbc_iplayer_incoming_price_check_promo#commentsNewsAmazonbbcdaily recapEuropean UnionInteliPlayerIvy BridgePrice Checksteve jobs biographyWalter IsaacsoniPhoneiPodMacTue, 06 Dec 2011 22:42:10 +0000J.R. Bookwalter12900 at http://www.maclife.comTuesday Recap: Firefox 8, Hidden iOS 5 Panorama Mode, Consumer Reports on iPhone 4Shttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/tuesday_recap_firefox_8_hidden_ios_5_panorama_mode_consumer_reports_iphone_4s
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/ios_5_panorama_mode_200px.png" alt="iOS 5 Camera app panorama mode" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />Happy Firefox 8 Day! Yes, it’s been six weeks (give or take) already since the last full version of Firefox landed on our computers, which just goes to show you how fast time flies when you’re having fun. Of course, after several rapid-fire releases in a row this year, Firefox is kind of running out of gas when it comes to new features -- but that doesn’t mean there isn’t other interesting stuff happening around the interwebs to thrill and entertain us. Here’s the latest for Tuesday, November 8, 2011.</p><h3>Consumer Reports Gives Thumbs Up to iPhone 4S Antenna</h3><p>Most of us remember the back and forth “love it, hate it” affair that <em>Consumer Reports</em> had with the iPhone 4, which was first praised and later lambasted by the magazine over those “Antennagate” concerns. <a href="http://allthingsd.com/20111108/consumer-reports-says-iphone-4s-fixes-antenna-woes-can-finally-recommend/?mod=socialflow" target="_blank">According to AllThingsD</a>, Apple’s latest handset appears to get the “all clear” from <em>Consumer Reports</em>, with the iPhone 4S apparently free of the “same reception flaw” from last year’s model. But even though the iPhone 4S is now on the “recommended” list, the handset trails several recent Android offerings and iOS 5 battery life problems mean the magazine will be revisiting the device again when iOS 5.0.1 is released. Here we go again...</p><h3>AT&amp;T Call International App Offers Inexpensive Calls Overseas</h3><p>You’ve gotta hand it to AT&amp;T: They love that App Store. The company this week introduced yet another free iPhone app, <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=ApuPaiKIpxg&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Fat-t-call-international%252Fid468655530%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30&quot; target=&quot;itunes_store&quot;&gt;AT&amp;T Call International" target="_blank">AT&amp;T Call International</a>, which promises to connect callers with the telco’s “lowest international calling rates” with “no monthly recurring charge, prepaid balance or commitment term required.” The app even allows for Wi-Fi calls while traveling internationally in select countries. So how does it work? Wish we could tell you, but the app refused two different Chase-branded Mastercards before we finally gave up and deleted it from our iPhone 4S. (Ironically, we had similar issues trying to buy the iPhone 4S from AT&amp;T’s website, where the same cards otherwise work fine elsewhere.) Your mileage may vary!</p><h3>Steve Jobs Bio Makes Amazon’s Top 10 Best Books of 2011</h3><p><a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&amp;p=irol-newsArticle&amp;ID=1627648&amp;highlight=" target="_blank">Amazon has announced its picks for Best Books of 2011</a>, part of an expansive annual feature of the Top 100 Editors’ Picks as well as separate Top 10 lists for more than two dozen categories. Coming in at number eight on the Top 10 Editors’ Picks for this year is a familiar title: “Steve Jobs,” the official biography by Walter Isaacson that many of us are still in the midst of reading. “Few in history have transformed their time like Steve Jobs has,” Amazon explains of the entry. “In this timely book, Isaacson paints a vivid, compelling portrait that pulls no punches -- the end result is satisfying, complete, and gives insight into a man who managed to turn his contradictions into potent strengths.”</p><h3>Mozilla Unleashes Firefox 8</h3><p>If you were thinking this week feels like a new Firefox release week, you’d be right! <a href="http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2011/11/08/mozilla-firefox-adds-twitter-search-and-new-features-that-make-web-browsing-easier/" target="_blank">Mozilla just announced the immediate availability of Firefox 8</a> for Mac, Windows and Linux as well as a new version of their mobile browser for Android as well. What makes 8 so great? There’s a new Twitter search option, and the browser is now faster at restoring windows with many tabs. Mozilla has also focused their laser sights on add-ons, making it easier to select and update them. Okay, so no Earth-shaking new features for Firefox 8, but hardcore ‘Fox junkies will want the latest and greatest anyway.</p><h3>iOS 5 Holds Secret Panorama Mode in Camera App</h3><p>Could Apple be secretly working on a panorama mode for the built-in Camera app? <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2011/11/07/hidden-ios-5-panorama-mode-revealed/" target="_blank">According to MacRumors</a>, not only are they working on it, but the code is hidden inside iOS 5. One iOS developer decided to go poking around and managed to enable a hidden panorama mode (shown above) simply by changing the setting “EnableFirebreak” to YES in com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist. Panorama mode allows users to take several successive photos of a landscape or other subject, which the software will then stitch together into one image. Developer chpwn has already submitted a Cydia app to enable panorama mode on jailbroken iPhones, but the real question is: Will Apple make this feature available in the near future for the rest of us?<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a><br /><br />(Image courtesy of MacRumors)</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/tuesday_recap_firefox_8_hidden_ios_5_panorama_mode_consumer_reports_iphone_4s#commentsNewsApp StoreAT&Tcameraconsumer reportsdaily recapFirefoxinternationaliOS 5Steve JobsWalter IsaacsonTue, 08 Nov 2011 23:37:23 +0000J.R. Bookwalter12793 at http://www.maclife.comVideo: Apple Posts Celebrating Steve, CBS Posts 60 Minutes Interviewhttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/video_apple_posts_celebrating_steve_cbs_posts_60_minutes_interview
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/steve_jobs_memorial_200px.png" alt="Celebrating Steve memorial" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />In case you missed it Sunday night, CBS News has now posted the full Steve Jobs profile with official biographer Walter Isaacson for online viewing -- and if that’s not enough, Apple has posted an 80-minute video from the company’s own private tribute to the man for all to see.<br /><br />With the official Steve Jobs biography now in stores less than three weeks after his death, the words are being bookended with some must-see video from both Apple and CBS News staple <em>60 Minutes</em>, available to watch from any web browser.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-20124391/steve-jobs-revelations-from-a-tech-giant/?tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel" target="_blank">First up is a two-part interview</a> with official Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson on <em>60 Minutes</em>, which aired on Sunday night. The piece gave a quick sketch of what Isaacson’s 656-page book is sure to cover in much more detail, complete with several key audio segments from the author’s more than 40 interviews with Jobs which make up a bulk of the book. (Embedded video below.)</p><p>Isaacson’s <em>60 Minutes</em> interview was made available for online viewing from the CBS News website shortly after airing in two parts, with a couple of outtakes from the <em>60 Minutes</em> Overtime series where Jobs speaks candidly about competitors Microsoft and Google (including praise for Facebook) as well as showing a peek into his family life as well.<br /><br />Finally, <a href="http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/10oiuhfvojb23/event/index.html" target="_blank">Apple has posted a Quicktime video</a> of an 80-minute tribute entitled “Celebrating Steve,” which was recorded on October 19 at the company’s private memorial service on the Cupertino campus and also beamed to Apple retail stores simultaneously.<br /><br />Between these videos and Monday’s release of the official biography, Steve Jobs fans and scholars will have plenty to absorb in the coming days.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em>&nbsp;</p><p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="279" src="http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf" background="#333333" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="si=254&amp;contentValue=50113679&amp;shareUrl=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7385688n"></embed></p><p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="279" src="http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf" background="#333333" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="si=254&amp;contentValue=50113680&amp;shareUrl=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7385684n"></embed></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/video_apple_posts_celebrating_steve_cbs_posts_60_minutes_interview#commentsNews60 MinutesApple Inc.biographyCelebrating SteveCupertinoSteve Jobsstreaming videoWalter IsaacsonMon, 24 Oct 2011 13:01:49 +0000J.R. Bookwalter12690 at http://www.maclife.comOfficial Steve Jobs Biography Now In Storeshttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/official_steve_jobs_biography_now_stores
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/steve_jobs_1955-2011_200px.png" alt="Steve Jobs 1955-2011" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />Originally scheduled for release in early 2012 and first bumped up to November, former <em>Time</em> magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson’s official biography of Steve Jobs is now in stores -- and if you happened to preorder it as a Kindle title via Amazon, you might have gotten it a little early, too.<br /><br />October 24 marks the release of the first official biography of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, which simply carries his namesake in the title. The 656 page book published by Simon &amp; Schuster is the culmination of more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years, as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors and colleagues.<br /><br />“At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination,” the book description reads. “He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.”<br /><br />The author, Walter Isaacson, first met Steve Jobs as the managing editor of <em>Time</em> magazine back in 1984 when the Macintosh was about to be unveiled. Isaacson’s career continued as the chairman of CNN and most recently CEO of The Aspen Institute, along the way writing celebrated biographies such as <em>Benjamin Franklin: An American Life</em> and <em>Einstein: His Life and Universe</em>.<br /><br />Steve Jobs marks Isaacson’s latest work and certainly one that many MacLife.com readers are sure to own. After initially being announced for early 2012, then pushed to November and finally October 24, the title started pushing out to early <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-ebook/dp/B004W2UBYW/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&amp;qid=1319458985&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon Kindle</a> preorder buyers around 10pm EST on Sunday, followed by early <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/steve-jobs/id431617578?mt=11" target="_blank">iBookstore</a> purchasers an hour or so later. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648537/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319458985&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">The hardback version is also available</a> in stores everywhere on Monday.<br /><br />“Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published,” the book description continues. “He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.”<br /><br />We’re already well into our copy of this highly anticipated tome… how about you?<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/official_steve_jobs_biography_now_stores#commentsNewsbiographyBooksebookshardcoveriBookstorekindleNew Releasenow availableSteve JobsWalter IsaacsonMon, 24 Oct 2011 12:40:17 +0000J.R. Bookwalter12689 at http://www.maclife.comWednesday Recap: Google Unveils Android 4.0, Steve Jobs Biographer on 60 Minuteshttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/wednesday_recap_google_unveils_android_40_steve_jobs_biographer_60_minutes
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/readdledocs_for_ipad_stack_200px.png" alt="ReaddleDocs for iPad" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />“Hump Day” is here again, with Apple celebrating the life of Steve Jobs in a private ceremony held earlier today on the company’s Cupertino campus (and simulcast to Apple retail stores worldwide). The Apple co-founder continues to be memorialized ahead of his official biography which hits stores on Monday (more on that in a moment), but here’s what else is happening around the internet for this Wednesday, October 19, 2011.<br /><br /></p><h3>Google Unwraps Ice Cream Sandwich with Samsung Galaxy Nexus</h3><p>Google senior vice president Andy Rubin <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/unwrapping-ice-cream-sandwich-on-galaxy.html" target="_blank">took to The Official Google Blog today to announce Android 4.0</a>, better known by its code name “Ice Cream Sandwich” to many. The announcement came this morning (or rather, late Tuesday night for most of us) in Hong Kong at an event co-hosted by Samsung, who will be releasing the new Galaxy Nexus in November, the first device to feature the latest mobile OS. Ice Cream Sandwich promises to unify smartphones and tablets alike, sporting new features such as Face Unlock, HD display and the elimination of all hardware buttons. The announcement comes on the third anniversary of the first Android phone (T-Mobile’s G1), which launched in October, 2008 and has since spawned more than 550,000 Android device activations per day.</p><h3>ReaddleDocs for iPad Hits 3.0, More Than 300 Changes In Tow</h3><p>Developer Readdle has really stepped up their game in recent months, and today the company unveiled version 3.0 of their $4.99 <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=ApuPaiKIpxg&amp;offerid=146261&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fitunes.apple.com%252Fus%252Fapp%252Freaddledocs-for-ipad-pdf-viewer%252Fid364901807%253Fmt%253D8%2526uo%253D4%2526partnerId%253D30&quot; target=&quot;itunes_store&quot;&gt;ReaddleDocs for iPad (PDF viewer/attachments saver/file manager)" target="_blank">ReaddleDocs for iPad</a>, the tablet version of their flagship PDF viewer and file manager. Calling it a “major update” with “over 300 fixes and improvements,” the iPad edition now sports a stylish new interface, improved speed, the ability to sync FTP/SFTP services with a device and much more. As always, the update is free for current customers.</p><h3>Steve Jobs Worked on Apple Right Up to The End</h3><p>Never doubt Steve Jobs’ commitment to Apple -- case in point, <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394927,00.asp#fbid=OqKb9MhZfaX" target="_blank">a PCMag.com story today</a> that quotes Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, who was in a meeting with Tim Cook the day the iPhone 4S was announced in Cupertino. Apparently, Cook excused himself, claiming “My boss is calling me” in reference to “their next product.” Unfortunately, Jobs passed away the very next day, but it’s widely believed the co-founder was intimately involved in next year’s iPhone 5 as well.</p><h3>iTunes Match Setting Now Available In iOS 5, But Doesn’t Work Yet</h3><p><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/19/apple-activates-itunes-match-setting-in-ios-5-suggesting-imminent-launch/" target="_blank">MacRumors is reporting</a> that Apple has flipped half of the switch on iTunes Match, which the company has promised in late October. iOS 5 users are now seeing an option to turn the feature on from Settings &gt; Music, although doing so throws up an error: “You are not currently subscribed to iTunes Match. Use iTunes on your computer to subscribe.” Problem is, the only folks with the required iTunes 10.5.1 to do so are developers -- at least for now. iTunes Match will cost $24.99 per year when it launches.</p><h3>Steve Jobs Biographer Heading for 60 Minutes</h3><p><a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/10/19/steve-jobs-biographer-on-60-minutes/?utm_source=twitterfeed&amp;utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">According to CNNMoney’s Apple 2.0 blog</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/60Minutes/status/126753141575266304" target="_blank">the official Twitter account of CBS television staple 60 Minutes announced</a> that Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson will appear on this Sunday’s show in an interview with Steve Kroft. Of course, the timing is fortuitous, with the hardcover and digital versions of the highly anticipated book arriving on store shelves Monday, October 24. We’re definitely excited for Amazon to deliver our Kindle copy… have you preordered yours yet?<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/wednesday_recap_google_unveils_android_40_steve_jobs_biographer_60_minutes#commentsNews60 MinutesandroidApp StoreCupertinodaily recapGoogleiPhone 4SreaddleSteve JobsWalter IsaacsoniPadiPhoneWed, 19 Oct 2011 21:53:06 +0000J.R. Bookwalter12665 at http://www.maclife.comAuthorized Steve Jobs Biography to Include Resignation Detailshttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/authorized_steve_jobs_biography_include_resignation_details
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220907/stevejobsbio_0.jpg" alt="stevejobsbio" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />Steve Jobs' resignation late Wednesday certainly took the world by storm.&nbsp; Now, the authorized biography, <em>Steve Jobs: A Biography</em>, will include all the details surrounding the now former Apple CEO's departure.&nbsp; Despite the sudden news, the biography of the iconic figure is still due to hit bookstores this November.<br /><br />Simon &amp; Schuster, the book's publisher, said that the biography would include yesterday's announcement given from Jobs' point of view.<br /><br />According to Simon &amp; Schuster spokeswoman Tracey Guest, the biography's author, Walter Isaacson, still "speaks to Jobs regularly and is still working on the final chapter of the book."<br /><br />The book is promising interviews with Jobs' ex-girlfriends, foes, family, and fired colleagues.&nbsp; Additionally, Jobs didn't request to review the book before going to print.&nbsp; While there are multitudes of biographies on Jobs, this is the first with his permission.<br /><br /><em>via <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2391778,00.asp">PC Magazine</a></em><br /><br /><em>Follow this article's author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mtilmann">Matthew Tilmann on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/authorized_steve_jobs_biography_include_resignation_details#commentsNewsapplebiographySteve JobsWalter IsaacsonFri, 26 Aug 2011 02:09:51 +0000Matthew Tilmann12169 at http://www.maclife.comThe Name’s Jobs, Steve Jobs: iSteve Gets A Title Changehttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/name%E2%80%99s_jobs_steve_jobs_isteve_gets_title_change
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/steve_jobs_book_title_changed_200px.jpg" alt="Steve Jobs book title changed" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />We know, you’re chomping at the bit to get your hands on the official Steve Jobs biography coming March 6, 2012, but first the publisher and the author have to sort out exactly what the thing will be called -- and sometimes, the simplest title is the best one.<br /><a href="http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/07/05/steve-jobs-bio-gets-a-new-title/" target="_blank"><br />CNNMoney’s Apple 2.0 blog is reporting</a> that the official biography on Apple CEO Steve Jobs is having some growing pains en route to its March 6, 2012 publication date. Initially announced as <em>iSteve: The Book of Jobs</em>, publisher Simon &amp; Shuster appears to have a change of heart, and the book will now go by a much simpler and classic title.<br /><br />“The old one, <em>iSteve: The Book of Jobs</em>, was chosen by Simon &amp; Schuster's publicity department,” explains Philip Elmer-DeWitt on Monday. “The author, Walter Isaacson, was never quite sure about it. His wife and daughter, however, were. They thought it was too cutesy. And now Isaacson has persuaded his publisher to go with something simpler and more elegant.”<br /><br />The new name is simply <em>Steve Jobs</em>, which pretty much tells you everything you need to know right there.<br /><br />The unpublished work has <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Biography-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1451648537/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309954402&amp;sr=1-11" target="_blank">already been available for preorder from Amazon in both hardcover</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-ebook/dp/B004W2UBYW/ref=sr_1_11?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309954402&amp;sr=1-11" target="_blank">Kindle</a> form, although you’ll have to actually wait until March 6, 2012 to get your hands on it. The preorder already popped once into the Top 50 on the e-tailer’s bestseller list, and we’re fairly certain you’ll see a lot more of that as the date gets closer.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/name%E2%80%99s_jobs_steve_jobs_isteve_gets_title_change#commentsNewsAmazonApple Inc.biographykindlename changerpreordersSteve JobsWalter IsaacsonWed, 06 Jul 2011 12:28:32 +0000J.R. Bookwalter11591 at http://www.maclife.com